FICTIONAL COMPANIES & PRODUCTS
The Acme products purchased by this cartoon character never quite work; in August, him "vs. Acme" comes to the big screen
Wile E Coyote
Suryong is a Korean wordmeaning this; used especially in the north, it's often translated with "fatherly" or "great"
leader
The OED calls this utensil "a bundle of wires, for beating up eggs" (what did the eggs do to deserve that?)
a whisk
On an iPhone, this Bluetooth feature with the logo here parachutes photos & files between users
AirDrop
By this caller I.D.-less Canadian in "Nokia":
"Is it Stacy?
Is it Becky?
Is it Keisha?
Is it Ashley?"
Drake
It's the company run by Tony, aka Iron Man
Stark Industries
In Spanish you might use this word to mean "good job", as in "___ por tu esfuerzo"; it's not just for bullfights
ole (bravo)
The round bottom of this 3-letter Chinese pan efficiently uses heat to make amazing meals full of proteins & veggies
a wok
In 2024, the first over-the-counter biosensor for this simple sugar became available in wearable form
glucose
In "Da Art Of Storytellin' (Part 1)" by this duo, Big Boi raps about Suzy Skrew & André 3000 raps about Sasha Thumper
OutKast
This magazine with a name familiar to fashion models turns the pages in "The Devil Wears Prada" films
Runway
Go ahead & say this Japanese word for cuteness that anime culture helped spread
kawaii
Wanna make your own guacamole? Invest in a molcajete & tejolote, Spanish for this pair used for crushing, blending & serving
a mortar and pestle
NASA's DART mission crashed into Dimorphos, one of these, to test the feasibility of redirecting one headed for Earth
An Asteroid
Major Tom & Ground Control have a convo in this Bowie song
space oddity
On "The Simpsons" you can treat yourself to a Duff beer or this cola that sounds like it might work similarly to the beer
Buzz Cola
"La vita è bella" means this, a good thing to remember & the title of a 1997 film
life is beautiful
Also a vessel for holy water, in the kitchen it's a small bottle for serving oil & vinegar
a cruet
The orb is a biometric device that photographs this eye part that is visible, so no special scan needed like with the retina
the iris
"Diane Young", "Hannah Hunt" & "Mary Boone" are title names in songs by thisEzra Koenig-led band
vampire weekend
Nautical name of the airline that brings the characters on "Lost" to the start of their odd adventure
Oceanic Airlines
This Russian word from early 20th century Communist infighting came to mean any subversive or radical person
bolshevik
For the creamiest mashed potatoes, you might want to use this utensil with a name that includes a grain
a (potato) ricer
In 2025 a biotech company announced this North American canid was brought back "through the science of de-extinction"
a dire wolf
"Pyramids" off his album "Channel Orange" tells of a modern-day woman named Cleopatra
frank ocean